New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-30
PLENTY OF HOLIDAYS.
v,y,1 TOUCHES TO THE RECR EATON BILL

,,xnrp AID PASSED AS THE GOVERNOR suG-
GEsrED-IE WILL SIGN III.
Albany April 29-The Saturday haii-hoiday Dill TO
eeiyed il, finishing touches In both houses to-day whcn
49, 80, ~ tho Governor the first time he found so
on ,anit with Il that it recalled to DO amended
Tha Senate ma 10 quick work with the emendatons which
tho Governor desired to have made In the Assembly,
however the merits OF the bill were gone over again IN
debate The amendments proposed were made the occa
sion for attack the bill by the members who opposed
II its entire progress through the legislature Two
members Walter G. Smith, OF Tompkins aud Mr. Corn
WALL of Yates voted against reconsiiering the vote by
which it passed originally On the question OF passing IL
again to-day after amendments were put
in the following members voted against it,
r.1 TnSd Of sase sSn a.
Yaio. cio.py Davis q %ay"s E o.s's Of
f Hns4a es,aSaqga. SsSs
Parso". caynss Pierce Patt Of pStcne,s
sS OF fomps Stacey Of
Turner of Chensngo TsdSie Of Stevens
IS the only Democrat -
As amended and as will probably be signed, the bill
is as follows amending chapter III laws Of 1870, as
amended by chapter 80, laws OF 1881:
The following and haltlays namely ths frat day OF
January called New sss IONS III the
srtisih day OF Nay known Decoration Day the fourth
sy 81 5ay 10 ' ce
mn day Of kno S as rom sy
o'clock At Taf aSi
ed by the this State the President OF te
United States. day OF Thanksgiving or fasting ana
religious observance shall Tor all purposes
whatever regards tue FOR 0 or
OF bills eXchange bank checks ana prom
made afor the OF this act be tcae
considered the first day OF the week commonly oa
sunday aud public holidays halfhodays and all such
bills and otherwise presentaDe for acceptance
the aid days shall DO deemed 70 De pay
prescDtable acceptance or payment on h So
day next succeeding snch holdly Ou IN
hafhoday shall be pesentabe Tor acceptance
at or before II O'Clock noon oil That day
As 10
check pr0ns note. and which shall mol nave oeeh P
before a SATURDAY demand OF ae'
thereof DO made an1 notice OF
dishonor thereof he gwen on the next
secular business day. And provided furtheI ust nx
change promssoy aud presentabe for
on anv Saturday such shall not be deemed guy o
any incur III
presenting payment acceptance or collecting suc
further, that constituting this section every Saur
unless holiday Aforesaid snail Gnu GLOON
a secular or business day Anu nays
aforesaid shall be considered mstuV
commonly called sunday and as puoc holiday
hafhodays for all purposes whatsoever as REGARD: 'e
OF business In the public oices OF hs St OF
this State on all other Gays or
such offices shall De kept open
oil business.
Whenever the LIST January the 22d day OF February
the 3Ot day Nav 4th day OF July or the 10Th day OF
December fall sunday the next Monday following
shall be deemed public all any OF the pn-
provided however that IN such case an os
checks and promissory notes maze after VIC
would otherwise be
10 acceptance payment the secular
business day next succeeding sach holiday ....uo
shall eject the tenth day ater us passage
as certified by the Secretary OF state